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From: bates@spectr.DEC (Ken Bates	DTN 522-2039)
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Subject: Replacing tabs in MacWrite and Edit
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Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 12:36:03 EDT
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>       How does one change a pattern containing a tab character using MacWrite
> or Edit? Typing a tab in the change window causes the cursor to toggle between
> the pattern and replacement fields. Suppose you wanted to change all tabs to
> spaces.... I have another editor from Manx that I could use if I get desperate,
> but I don't like vi-type editors (nor emacs). Certainly finding/replacing
> patterns with tabs is not beyond the power of editors "for the rest of us" -
> I hope. 

The easiest way is to simply call down the notebook DA, type a tab character 
somewhere, cut it (into the clipboard), and then go back to the edit dialog 
box and do a paste of the tab character into the "Replace with" TE field. This 
also works if you want to replace one <RETURN> character with two, etc. 
Kludgy, but it works...

		/ken/